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[cruiserpatch]

For yours or for mom's?

gears for my truck

 

[cruiserpatch]

 

[ClassyJalopy]

@cruiserpatch This thread is sad without any updates!
I know a lot is going on in your world but you gotta feed us some updates too!

 

[cruiserpatch]

@cruiserpatch This thread is sad without any updates!
I know a lot is going on in your world but you gotta feed us some updates too!

Dang. Yeah i’ve been so busy…

Let’s see, here are a couple photos:

Added patches to the website! (high demand item)

Hung out with Chip Rosenberger from BudBuilt at Cruisers on the Rocks. Got a bit tipsy on trail 51 Panther Rock, busted an OEM lexus wheel on trail 35 (Windrock Park)

 

[cruiserpatch]

My good friend Alex pulled out the b-pillar after the rollover. He also fixed my fender, roof, and quarter panel. What a saint!

I added some Aussie-style scrub rails to protect what’s left of my fenders haha

Last photo shows some awesome flex with the new @PerryParts front bumpstops and OEM Land Cruiser torsion bars (swapped out the Ironman TBs since they didn’t allow the truck to flex/uptravel)

 

[cruiserpatch]

Started a business, asked a girl to date me (she said ‘yes’), got a new job (then quit that job this week), and rolled my truck all in the same three weeks.

I’m trying my best here

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Wow Patch! NO wonder you have been busy!
What srub bars are those? Will they hold the whole truck's weight if ever needed?

 

[Trapper50cal]

OMG...yeah busy few weeks.

Love the body work solutions and get-after-it-ness. You did a number on that whole side. I'd say you covered all you could.

 

[cruiserpatch]

Wow Patch! NO wonder you have been busy!
What srub bars are those? Will they hold the whole truck's weight if ever needed?

They're ARB bars. I have a contact who can get them for me even though they're usually out of stock around here.

I had to modify them a fair amount to get them to fit on my white knuckle sliders and Ironman bull bar.

They will definitely not support the weight of the truck in a rollover, and the way I installed them, they will contact the fender if pushed on significantly by a mud bank or the like. They're fairly thin steel but better than nothing.

 

[cruiserpatch]

OMG...yeah busy few weeks.

Love the body work solutions and get-after-it-ness. You did a number on that whole side. I'd say you covered all you could.

I was fortunate that a rock prevented a completely rollover. It banged in the roof pretty well but saved me a lot more heartache.

Most importantly, I'm amazed that I emerged without a single scratch.

*tis but a flesh wound*

 

[ClassyJalopy]

They're ARB bars. I have a contact who can get them for me even though they're usually out of stock around here.

I had to modify them a fair amount to get them to fit on my white knuckle sliders and Ironman bull bar.

They will definitely not support the weight of the truck in a rollover, and the way I installed them, they will contact the fender if pushed on significantly by a mud bank or the like. They're fairly thin steel but better than nothing.

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Awesome! I am the exact same set up with WKOR sliders and ironman bullbar and have destroyed my fender on a prev. truck. Can your contact source another pair?

Destroyed fender on a prev. truck:

 

[cruiserpatch]

Awesome! I am the exact same set up with WKOR sliders and ironman bullbar and have destroyed my fender on a prev. truck. Can your contact source another pair?

Destroyed fender on a prev. truck:
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Rails are 3-5 months out from being restocked. ARB USA imports them from Australia and I bought the last three sets in the country... (already spoken for)

Cruiser Outfitters may still have some ability to source them as well. Not sure if they have any stateside...

 

[Trapper50cal]

*tis but a flesh wound*

 

[cruiserpatch]

My skids are for sale:

Thread 'Atlanta: 100 Series Prototype Skid Plate set (used)'
For Sale - Atlanta: 100 Series Prototype Skid Plate set (used) - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/atlanta-100-series-prototype-skid-plate-set-used.1325594/

They’re fairly used but still 95% functional to their original design

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Rails are 3-5 months out from being restocked. ARB USA imports them from Australia and I bought the last three sets in the country... (already spoken for)

Cruiser Outfitters may still have some ability to source them as well. Not sure if they have any stateside...

I'd have to look and see if we have them in stock, we definitely have ARB bumpers in the warehouse. We've sold installed many of the side rail/step setups over the years, I've had them on my 100 and 200. They are a pretty low volume part so like many similar offerings, it comes from Aus when ordered if ARBUSA doesn't have in any of their US warehouses.

 

[MongooseGA]

Started a business, asked a girl to date me (she said ‘yes’), got a new job (then quit that job this week), and rolled my truck all in the same three weeks.

I’m trying my best here

Oh to be young..


Have you tried the Perry rear bump stops yet?

 

[cruiserpatch]

Oh to be young..


Have you tried the Perry rear bump stops yet?

Youth ain't killed me yet hahaha

Haven't tried the rears. I've got something special coming soon to cruiserpatch.com... might involve our friend Patrick Perry

 

[cruiserpatch]

Over time the buttons on the 98-02 LX have stopped working due to the plastic brackets breaking away from the circuit board.

I’ve added a hardware kit to the website with everything needed to add stability to the climate controls again:

1998-2002 Lexus LX470 Climate Control button repair kit

The A/C controls on the 98-02 LX470 are held together with small screws buried into plastic risers. When they break away, the circuit board pushes out from the buttons and the controls cease to work. By drilling out the holes and adding five (5) allen-head bolts, one can reattach the climate...

www.cruiserpatch.com

Some have elected to swap out the LX controls for the knob-style from the LC. Might be a worthwhile upgrade if this doesn’t fix it to your standards.

 

[cruiserpatch]

Streaming now! East Goes West 2023 from earlier in July Don’t miss it!

 

[LDowney]

Patch,
Any recent pictures of your truck / your efforts to restore her to pre-roll condition? Thanks